May state legislative applications limit an Article V convention? Subject, yes; specific language, probably not
- September 12, 2013
Contrary to popular mythology, none of the Founders drew a sharp distinction between a democracy and a republic.
READ MOREThe court should have dismissed this lawsuit immediately . . . .[But] we at Colorado’s Independence Institute took it very seriously. We anticipated that unscrupulous liberal jurists might seize on it as a way to destroy TABOR.
READ MOREThe current situation at the southern border . . . is an “invasion” as the Constitution uses the term. Biden’s failure to stop it is a violation of the Guarantee Clause.
READ MOREHere are questions and answers addressing five of the Constitution’s less famous provisions.
READ MORE[T]he caravan is an “invasion” within the meaning of the Constitution’s Guarantee Clause. Moreover, that Clause does not merely empower federal officials to repel an “Invasion.” It commands them to do so.
READ MOREThree years ago, a group of primarily government plaintiffs sued in federal district court to void Colorado’s Taxpayers Bill of Rights (TABOR). TABOR allows the people, not just the legislature, to vote on most tax increases, most debt increases, and some spending hikes. The plaintiffs argued that the 20-year old state constitutional provision violated the
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